Discuss HMS Diamond joins Australian warship east of Suez in Royal Navy on The Army Rumour Service; Originally Posted by Ministry of Defence
HMS Diamond has joined Australian ship HMAS Melbourne as she takes her place in the international naval effort to counter criminal activity on the seas east of Suez.
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HMS Diamond joins Australian warship east of Suez
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Bloody Aussies are out of station
A l'eau; C'est l'heure.
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Pretty ships, the Adelaide Class. Now, I know they still have the Mk13 launcher for the SM1 but since nobody used SM1 anymore can it fire SM2 which I know they have, and if not where's the VLS cells 'cause I can't see them in those pictures in the link... anyone got the gen? I think the Mk13 can launch harpoon as well though but I had thought it wasn't SM2 compatible.
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From the RAN web:
76mm Rapid Fire Gun
Harpoon Anti-ship Missiles
SM2 Surface-to-Air Missiles
Evolved Sea Sparrow Surface-to-Air Missiles
Mk 41 Vertical Launch System
Mk 13 Missile Launcher
Phalanx Close-in Weapons System
Nulka, Pirate, Seagnat and Lescut decoy systems
2 Mk 32 triple torpedo tubes
Mk 46 torpedoes
Aircraft
Up to two Seahawk helicopters
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Bloody Aussies are out of station
Must be all those RN blokes that transferred over
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- 20-07-2012, 15:31 #5PrinceAlbertGuest
I wish the RSS feed was up to date. Dmnd isn't anywhere near the Suez Canal.
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Originally Posted by sunnoficarus
So it has more ASuW capability than the T45, STWS and, two SAM systems?
Hmm. Much as I like the T45, cant help thinking that they are woefully under armed for the size of the platform.--
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- 20-07-2012, 16:12 #7
East of Suez, Prince Albert, can be anywhere from Africa to San Diego.
Dr Johnson: 'Any man thinks less of himself for not having been a soldier, or not having been to sea.'
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- 20-07-2012, 16:18 #8PrinceAlbertGuest
[QUOTE=seaweed;4523046]East of Suez, Prince Albert, can be anywhere from Africa to San Diego.[/QUOTE]
Very true.
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Originally Posted by seaweed
Being pedantic, in theory Alexandria is east of Suez.A l'eau; C'est l'heure.
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But please note, Krakatoa is not east of Java, and the sun does not set over the South China Sea John Wayne.
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